Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap over alleged support for militants | Reuters (2025-09-19)
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap over alleged support for militants | Reuters (2025-09-19)
Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap over alleged support for militants | Reuters (2025-09-19)
#Canada has barred Irish rap trio #Kneecap from entering the country ahead of concerts scheduled for next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and supporting militant groups including Hamas in Gaza, ...
… the Belfast-based group rejected the accusations as an attempt to silence them, arguing their support for Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza is being wrongly portrayed as antisemitic hate.
The group also threatened to take legal action against him.
"We will be relentless in defending ourselves against baseless accusations to silence our opposition to a genocide being conducted by Israel," the group said in a statement posted on X.
Canada's immigration ministry declined to comment, citing privacy reasons.